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Considering a degree in Geography?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Geography majors who live in North Dakota.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Geography degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of North Dakota.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Air Force Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,114 | 1335 | 0.1409 | |
| 1 | United States Military Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,507 | 1335 | 0.1161 | |
| 3 | California State University-Los Angeles | 5600 | 69100 | 0.9194 | 22,077 | 965 | 0.9124 | |
| 4 | Brigham Young University | 8100 | 22100 | 0.6333 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 5 | California State University-Northridge | 8400 | 65100 | 0.8711 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 6 | California State University-East Bay | 9200 | 62400 | 0.8519 | 9,909 | 940 | 0.9739 | |
| 7 | Rhode Island College | 9500 | 62600 | 0.8481 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 8 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 10300 | 10300 | 0 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 9 | Portland State University | 10500 | 73900 | 0.8577 | 14,932 | 1174 | 0.8586 | |
| 10 | Colgate University | 10600 | 95800 | 0.8893 | 3,193 | 1488 | 0.1388 | |
| 10 | Southern Utah University | 10600 | 22200 | 0.5235 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 12 | California State University-Stanislaus | 11400 | 31200 | 0.6351 | 8,494 | 950 | 0.9558 | |
| 13 | California State University-Fresno | 11600 | 54800 | 0.7883 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 13 | Marshall University | 11600 | 27800 | 0.5822 | 9,960 | 1070 | 0.9663 | |
| 13 | Worcester State University | 11600 | 35900 | 0.676 | 4,485 | 1090 | 0.8799 | |
| 16 | Middlebury College | 12000 | 94500 | 0.873 | 2,640 | 1499 | 0.1277 | |
| 17 | Indiana State University | 12100 | 25900 | 0.5337 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 18 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 12300 | 33200 | 0.6286 | 2,304 | 990 | 0.8351 | |
| 19 | Fitchburg State University | 12400 | 34800 | 0.6428 | 3,000 | 1090 | 0.8885 | |
| 19 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 12400 | 29600 | 0.5802 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 21 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 12500 | 20500 | 0.3909 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 22 | Vassar College | 13300 | 92200 | 0.8561 | 2,514 | 1488 | 0.2093 | |
| 23 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 13400 | 19300 | 0.3057 | 10,743 | 1075 | 0.9598 | |
| 24 | San Francisco State University | 13500 | 47700 | 0.7172 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 25 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 13600 | 34400 | 0.604 | 9,040 | 1119 | 0.9666 | |
| 26 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 13800 | 55100 | 0.7496 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 27 | Aquinas College | 13900 | 86000 | 0.8383 | 1,103 | 1035 | 0.9726 | |
| 27 | University of North Alabama | 13900 | 28200 | 0.5074 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 29 | University of Georgia | 14100 | 27200 | 0.4809 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 30 | Youngstown State University | 14400 | 28400 | 0.4928 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 31 | Louisiana Tech University | 14500 | 43500 | 0.6667 | 11,071 | 1189 | 0.9073 | |
| 32 | Arkansas Tech University | 14700 | 32500 | 0.5481 | 8,279 | 1055 | 0.9747 | |
| 32 | California State University-San Bernardino | 14700 | 32700 | 0.5502 | 15,948 | 1020 | 0.943 | |
| 32 | Eastern Michigan University | 14700 | 33900 | 0.5656 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 35 | Salem State University | 14800 | 33900 | 0.5641 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 36 | Western Michigan University | 14900 | 26500 | 0.4381 | 13,714 | 1089 | 0.9121 | |
| 37 | Central Connecticut State University | 15100 | 34200 | 0.5582 | 9,463 | 1020 | 0.793 | |
| 37 | Sonoma State University | 15100 | 57500 | 0.7378 | 4,449 | 1050 | 0.9841 | |
| 39 | Wayne State College | 15200 | 26400 | 0.4238 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 40 | Mount Holyoke College | 15400 | 89900 | 0.8288 | 2,135 | 1419 | 0.3841 | |
| 40 | Pittsburg State University | 15400 | 23900 | 0.3551 | 4,561 | 1055 | 0.5487 | |
| 42 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 15600 | 25700 | 0.393 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 42 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 29800 | 0.4782 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 44 | California State University-Chico | 15700 | 58100 | 0.7298 | 13,599 | 1054 | 0.9107 | |
| 44 | Jacksonville State University | 15700 | 42900 | 0.6334 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 46 | Fayetteville State University | 15800 | 25500 | 0.3802 | 6,542 | 900 | 0.689 | |
| 46 | Grand Valley State University | 15800 | 28500 | 0.4448 | 19,154 | 1074 | 0.9271 | |
| 48 | University of West Georgia | 15900 | 24600 | 0.354 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 49 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 16400 | 62800 | 0.7385 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 49 | Texas State University | 16400 | 26200 | 0.3738 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 49 | University of North Texas | 16400 | 26100 | 0.3714 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 52 | Northern Illinois University | 16500 | 30400 | 0.4594 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 52 | University of Northern Colorado | 16500 | 64400 | 0.7434 | 6,598 | 1080 | 0.945 | |
| 54 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 16600 | 64800 | 0.7439 | 22,007 | 1427 | 0.1672 | |
| 55 | Appalachian State University | 16700 | 22800 | 0.2678 | 19,732 | 1174 | 0.9388 | |
| 56 | California State University-Long Beach | 17000 | 33300 | 0.4896 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 57 | Kansas State University | 17300 | 26400 | 0.3429 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 58 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 17400 | 29900 | 0.4173 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 58 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 17400 | 26300 | 0.3384 | 19,787 | 1197 | 0.8807 | |
| 60 | East Carolina University | 17600 | 26100 | 0.3256 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 60 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 17600 | 25000 | 0.296 | 7,753 | 1140 | 0.9245 | |
| 62 | Sam Houston State University | 17700 | 27100 | 0.3467 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 63 | University of Kentucky | 18100 | 46800 | 0.6139 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 64 | California State University-Sacramento | 18200 | 35700 | 0.4903 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 64 | University of Arkansas | 18200 | 36800 | 0.5047 | 29,252 | 1179 | 0.7388 | |
| 64 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 18200 | 24700 | 0.2627 | 8,329 | 1209 | 0.385 | |
| 67 | Georgia College & State University | 18300 | 18300 | 0 | 6,250 | 1165 | 0.8466 | |
| 68 | Kennesaw State University | 18400 | 61500 | 0.7004 | 46,069 | 1119 | 0.7944 | |
| 68 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 18400 | 22200 | 0.1715 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 70 | University of South Alabama | 18500 | 40600 | 0.5438 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 71 | California State University-Fullerton | 19000 | 61400 | 0.6904 | 40,705 | 960 | 0.8811 | |
| 71 | San Jose State University | 19000 | 41100 | 0.5379 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 73 | Central Washington University | 19100 | 22700 | 0.1584 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 73 | University of Central Oklahoma | 19100 | 35500 | 0.4625 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 75 | SUNY Oneonta | 19700 | 28800 | 0.3158 | 4,815 | 1090 | 0.7696 | |
| 75 | University of Northern Iowa | 19700 | 24000 | 0.1786 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 77 | Pennsylvania Western University | 20100 | 30900 | 0.3497 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 77 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20100 | 45100 | 0.5547 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 79 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 20200 | 38500 | 0.4738 | 25,141 | 1256 | 0.7613 | |
| 80 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20400 | 28400 | 0.2812 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 81 | University of Wyoming | 20500 | 27900 | 0.2644 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 82 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 20700 | 43700 | 0.5264 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 82 | Eastern Illinois University | 20700 | 28100 | 0.2628 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 82 | University of Wisconsin-Parkside | 20700 | 24300 | 0.1476 | 3,207 | 1084 | 0.9751 | |
| 85 | Emory & Henry University | 20800 | 52400 | 0.6024 | 1,084 | 1145 | 0.8365 | |
| 85 | North Dakota State University | 20800 | 25700 | 0.1902 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 87 | Syracuse University | 20900 | 83600 | 0.75 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 88 | Salisbury University | 21600 | 29300 | 0.2628 | 6,477 | 1245 | 0.8826 | |
| 89 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 21800 | 37300 | 0.4156 | 26,490 | 1183 | 0.8863 | |
| 90 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 21900 | 54200 | 0.5958 | 5,823 | 1115 | 0.8619 | |
| 91 | Rocky Mountain College | 22000 | 67200 | 0.6727 | 779 | 1055 | 0.7775 | |
| 92 | Florida State University | 22400 | 32200 | 0.3047 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 93 | Indiana University-Southeast | 22600 | 25900 | 0.1269 | 3,200 | 1095 | 0.842 | |
| 93 | Park University | 22600 | 31300 | 0.2784 | 4,657 | 1035 | 0.6904 | |
| 95 | Augustana College | 22700 | 72800 | 0.6881 | 2,536 | 1157 | 0.6628 | |
| 95 | Montclair State University | 22700 | 36800 | 0.3834 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 95 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | 22700 | 52300 | 0.566 | 4,371 | 1084 | 0.865 | |
| 98 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 23000 | 42500 | 0.4588 | 14,249 | 1084 | 0.7761 | |
| 99 | Concordia University-Nebraska | 23100 | 60400 | 0.6174 | 3,007 | 1135 | 0.8572 | |
| 100 | Saint Cloud State University | 23300 | 26300 | 0.1156 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 101 | Calvin University | 23400 | 85000 | 0.725 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 102 | Weber State University | 23600 | 31500 | 0.2511 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 103 | Bridgewater State University | 23700 | 37300 | 0.3644 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 104 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 24100 | 38400 | 0.3726 | 24,019 | 1404 | 0.5989 | |
| 105 | University of Maine at Farmington | 24200 | 33700 | 0.2828 | 1,661 | 1062 | 0.9832 | |
| 106 | University of Southern Mississippi | 24400 | 30400 | 0.1974 | 10,371 | 1181 | 0.926 | |
| 107 | Ball State University | 25400 | 25400 | 0 | 15,950 | 1185 | 0.8625 | |
| 108 | University of North Dakota | 25800 | 28600 | 0.0977 | 11,837 | 1189 | 0.8157 | |
| 109 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 26100 | 28400 | 0.0805 | 14,834 | 1149 | 0.7803 | |
| 110 | Gustavus Adolphus College | 26300 | 75500 | 0.6519 | 1,906 | 1273 | 0.6099 | |
| 110 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 26300 | 28600 | 0.0801 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 112 | Bemidji State University | 26400 | 26400 | 0 | 3,751 | 1075 | 0.5598 | |
| 113 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 26800 | 36800 | 0.2719 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 114 | University of Central Arkansas | 26900 | 31200 | 0.1373 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 115 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 27000 | 31800 | 0.1512 | 7,088 | 1100 | 0.7448 | |
| 116 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 27200 | 43300 | 0.3722 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 117 | Rowan University | 27300 | 41300 | 0.3392 | 17,157 | 1204 | 0.7654 | |
| 118 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 119 | California State University-San Marcos | 27800 | 28500 | 0.0245 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 119 | West Virginia University | 27800 | 51100 | 0.4562 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 121 | University of Connecticut | 29200 | 53200 | 0.4512 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 122 | University of Mary Washington | 29500 | 32500 | 0.0924 | 3,531 | 1279 | 0.7413 | |
| 122 | University of South Florida | 29500 | 36700 | 0.1961 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 124 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 30200 | 59100 | 0.4887 | 23,091 | 1354 | 0.382 | |
| 125 | Towson University | 30600 | 39200 | 0.2196 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 126 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | 30800 | 36000 | 0.1445 | 6,229 | 1174 | 0.8942 | |
| 127 | Illinois State University | 31100 | 36400 | 0.1453 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 128 | San Diego State University | 31200 | 35300 | 0.1161 | 36,196 | 1208 | 0.3741 | |
| 129 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 31300 | 35700 | 0.1231 | 6,113 | 1279 | 0.6267 | |
| 130 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 31500 | 108100 | 0.7088 | 1,652 | 1281 | 0.6441 | |
| 130 | University of Louisville | 31500 | 42100 | 0.2515 | 17,916 | 1134 | 0.7921 | |
| 132 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 32100 | 36700 | 0.1252 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 133 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 32400 | 54400 | 0.4043 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 134 | University of Nevada-Reno | 32500 | 32500 | 0 | 20,204 | 1109 | 0.8313 | |
| 135 | Villanova University | 32600 | 114000 | 0.7141 | 6,933 | 1466 | 0.2814 | |
| 136 | University of Idaho | 32800 | 34400 | 0.0466 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 137 | Liberty University | 33100 | 44700 | 0.2595 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 138 | SUNY College at Geneseo | 33600 | 39400 | 0.1473 | 3,943 | 1275 | 0.3333 | |
| 138 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 33600 | 34200 | 0.0175 | 31,845 | 1298 | 0.5651 | |
| 140 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 34000 | 47000 | 0.2767 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 141 | George Washington University | 34300 | 81800 | 0.5808 | 11,495 | 1436 | 0.4713 | |
| 142 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4799 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 143 | Samford University | 34900 | 93800 | 0.628 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 144 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,056 | 1183 | 0.8994 | |
| 145 | Carthage College | 35800 | 61800 | 0.4207 | 2,914 | 1125 | 0.8445 | |
| 145 | Temple University | 35800 | 57200 | 0.3739 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 147 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 148 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 36300 | 53600 | 0.3229 | 32,041 | 1324 | 0.4358 | |
| 149 | University of St Thomas | 37900 | 74700 | 0.4928 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 150 | Frostburg State University | 38000 | 55400 | 0.3142 | 3,436 | 1095 | 0.907 | |
| 150 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 38000 | 38400 | 0.0104 | 15,735 | 1069 | 0.8797 | |
| 152 | Framingham State University | 38600 | 48000 | 0.1956 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8366 | |
| 153 | University of Denver | 39000 | 84100 | 0.5364 | 5,766 | 1292 | 0.8538 | |
| 154 | The University of Montana | 39400 | 75200 | 0.4758 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 155 | Elmhurst University | 40200 | 69600 | 0.4222 | 3,170 | 1133 | 0.7501 | |
| 155 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 40200 | 40300 | 0.0025 | 26,213 | 1209 | 0.7778 | |
| 155 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 40200 | 42700 | 0.0585 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 158 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40300 | 90200 | 0.5531 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 159 | James Madison University | 40500 | 45100 | 0.102 | 21,358 | 1259 | 0.6879 | |
| 160 | University at Buffalo | 41800 | 46400 | 0.0992 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 161 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 42300 | 57200 | 0.2605 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 162 | University of Arizona | 42800 | 43800 | 0.0228 | 43,294 | 1186 | 0.8351 | |
| 163 | Texas Christian University | 44000 | 87400 | 0.4968 | 11,152 | 1268 | 0.4809 | |
| 164 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47100 | 59800 | 0.2121 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 165 | Georgia Southern University | 47200 | 47900 | 0.0146 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 166 | University of Southern Maine | 48700 | 63100 | 0.2281 | 5,549 | 1139 | 0.8241 | |
| 167 | University at Albany | 48900 | 48900 | 0 | 12,889 | 1245 | 0.7044 | |
| 168 | DePaul University | 49100 | 66400 | 0.2604 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 169 | Michigan State University | 49200 | 56200 | 0.1245 | 41,415 | 1212 | 0.8324 | |
| 170 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49700 | 58800 | 0.1547 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 171 | University of Iowa | 52100 | 54400 | 0.0421 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 172 | George Mason University | 53400 | 61400 | 0.1304 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 173 | Hofstra University | 59300 | 83400 | 0.2889 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 174 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 60700 | 63000 | 0.0364 | 38,463 | 1324 | 0.7589 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.